Staff

Camp Director

Gerry O'Donnell, the Director of the Metros Soccer Academy, is recognized as one of the nation's outstanding coaches. O'Donnell's celebrated coaching career began over twenty-five years ago. O'Donnell was instrumental in starting what's now called the Triangle United Soccer Association (TUSA). The Triangle United Soccer Association is the byproduct of a merger between the Durham/Chapel Hill STRIKERS Soccer Club 'and' Chapel Hill United.

Gerry O'Donnell is Currently Coaching Triangle Futbol Club

For more information regarding Gerry's coaching or playing experience click HERE

Exceptional Training Staff

The staff of the Metros Soccer Academy is composed of this region's most qualified coaches and outstanding players. The experience and dedication of the staff enhances the development of the campers. In recent years, the following coaches have participated in our program:

Metros Staffer - Nozomu Yamauchi with President Bush!!

Larry Conte

Coached at CHHS 1994 – 1999 and is the Assistant Director of the Camp

Played his college ball at the Univ. of South Carolina and his HS ball at Verona in New Jersey

He was awarded the Randy Peterson Athletic Scholarship

Played on the International Club Team in Denmark

Marc Sliney

Coach of the U-13 Strikers & at the Kantner School

Played & Captained Univ. of Birmingham England UK

Played & Captained 1st. XI at High School

Played Men’s League in the UK and Coached in the UK

Naoshi Yamauchi

Coach of Saint Timothy and in the Strikers Soccer Club

Played at Appalachian State

At CHHS he was honored with PAC-6 POY, 1st. All South and was 4 time All Southern Conference

Currently you can see him play in the Latino League

Nozomu Yamauchi

Coaches in the Strikers Soccer Club

Played at both CHHS and ECHHS were he got every honor imaginable – All Conference /All Region / All State

Played his club ball with the Striker and then moved to Raleigh; from there to the US National Team (U-17).

Played his college ball at the Univ. of NC on the National Championship Team.

Sophie Gervais

Plays her college ball with the UNC Women’s National Champions Team. She scored Three Goals this year.

Played on the NC ODP Team 1996-2000

Played her club ball with a number of club teams: Chantilly Hurricanes State Championship in 1995...played on the Carolina United Soccer Club State Championship in 1997...and lastly Greensboro Twisters as they won State Championships in 1999, 2000 and 2001 and were regional finalists all three of those years

Graduated from Chapel Hill High School 2001...played Varsity soccer from 1997-2001...played both on Defense and Offense...as a senior she was named all-conference, all-state, all-region and was the team’s captain and MVP.

Aran

Haven-O’Donnell

Former CHHS Player where he was: All-Conference, All-Region, Offensive MVP -Senior Year, Team Leading Scorer -Senior Year. He also received the “Mr. PRIME TIME” award for the number of Crucial Game Winning Goals he scored.

First Year at Guilford College he was Third on the Scoring list for the Team.

Played and in Ireland, Holland and England.

He is the Camps Shooting demonstrator.

Jeff Hull

Plays his college ball at Appalachian State University

Former CHHS Player where he was All-Conference - Three Years, All-Region - Two years and All-State his Senior Year.